Portsmouth boss John Mousinho has encouraged on-loan Tottenham star Dane Scarlett to consider rethinking his future as a striker, and instead become a left-winger. The 19-year-old has showcased moments of brilliance while on the south coast, though he's struggled to find the net.
Scarlett, who sees his contract with Spurs expire in 2026, has featured 31 times for Pompey in League One this season, scoring just four goals. Mousinho handed him plenty of starts as a striker in the first half of the campaign but, since the turn of the new year, the England youth international has often been reduced to cameos appearances off the bench.
In 2023, Scarlett has started just four games for Portsmouth in League One — three of which have come on the left-wing. Speaking to 'The News', the Pompey boss explained why the teenage sensation must, in the short-term, focus on perfecting himself in other roles across the frontline.
